Childrens Book Blogger India

Sometimes misfortune can indeed be a blessing.

August, 2020 Sion, an excellent and well-respected fortune-teller, lives in a kingdom just along the Great Wall of China. Everyone went...

A Book filled with Sharing and Gratitude

I love how food brings people together, often accompanied by laughter, stories, love, friendship, camaraderie and sharing. I love when ...

The Grand Chapati Contest

Written by: Asha Nehemiah Illustrated by:Chetan Sharma Published by : Duckbill/Penguinsters So let me say right off the bat, that there...

Vee loved Garlic and talking about food and intolerances

August, 2019 Over the years of storytelling and reading-aloud, there is always this one thing that I notice have children crinkling up...

The Star Outside My Window

“I've always wanted to be a Star Hunter. But I don't want to be the kind that looks for old stars that have already been burning for...

When a library read-aloud session inspires creative expression...Spellbound by Nalini Sorensen

I started my class by reading the first chapter of a book. I didn’t tell my students the title or the author. I just read aloud the...

MERCEDES AND THE CHOCOLATE PILOT

AUTHOR: Margot Theis Raven ILLUSTRATOR: Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen Was I glad to be hiding behind the ‘share screen’ option during my...

Oh, for the love of Picture Books with infinite possibilities!!

Don't you just love when the same book lends itself so beautifully to different age groups? I never marvel at the magic spun in the pages...

A Journey into our imagination with Morris Lessmore

September 2020 The last online library sessions of the term this week, and I wanted to leave my students thinking about books, reading...

The Unboy Boy...examining gender roles through a picture book.

Gagan is a happy, gentle little boy who loves observing ants, colouring, collecting stamps and other comparably gentle pursuits, with his...

MAY BOOKS INSPIRE YOU DEAR CHILDREN

14 NOVEMBER, 2019 A wish for all the children in my life, this Children’s Day…may books inspire you: To care… To be brave… Enough… To...

Magnificent Persistence

October, 2020 This term I planned a unit on books about people who created different things. I do not want to use the word inventor or...